Board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery after completing a general surgery residency at Yale and plastic surgery training at UC San Diego, Dr. Charlie Chen operates from 4101 Voltaire St in Ocean Beach. His gynecomastia program—using minimally invasive liposuction techniques refined during his ASAPS-endorsed aesthetic fellowship—anchors an integrative surgical recovery model on a Voltaire Street corridor that includes acupuncture-based post-operative support from Nopalita Acupuncture. Mandarin-language consultations and the office's designation as an LGBTQ+ safe space and transgender-affirming practice extend access to patients underrepresented in cosmetic surgery. Post-surgical physical rehabilitation connects the Voltaire Street clinic to Halsey Physical Therapy for patients recovering from abdominoplasty with muscle repair or complex body-contouring procedures. Full reconstructive cases combining tissue flap surgery, implant placement, and staged revision represent the practice's most technically demanding work.